Reviews for The Tenacity And Resilience Of Eritrea 1979-1983

The average rating for The Tenacity And Resilience Of Eritrea 1979-1983 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-19 00:00:00 Morten Pedersen Good. It covers not only the unravelling of order fuelled by civil war and ethnic propaganda but presents the wider history so that those interested in the field can understand how and why such egregious crimes against humanity could ever develop. That the author is an ex-associate of the French government gives a gripping - and shameful - insight into the role France played in the affairs of Rwanda. Ultimately the expose is not on the evils of either Tutsi or Hutu but how tragedy arises from geopolitical and economic meddling in areas deemed to be a "sphere of influence" by former colonial powers.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-04-28 00:00:00 Gregory Cooper After reading this book, it is clear to me that the history of Rwanda is far more complicated than it first appeared. It is clear to me now that a history of Rwanda is almost meaningless without a more general knowledge of the Great Lakes region. The book ends abruptly roughly six months to a year after the genocide and much of the latter part is still covered in a fog of war. The author himself was mainly concerned his critique of France's involvement in the Rwandan genocide and of French African policy writ large. The author does use a large variety of primary sources, mainly derived from his connections in Uganda.